06 Jul 2026
What really happens when a Starlink satellite falls back to Earth
The real question scientists are asking is not whether they will fall on your head, but what invisible residue they leave behind in the sky.
06 Jul 2026
SpaceX is retiring Starlink satellites by burning them up in Earth’s atmosphere, but the scale of de-orbiting is raising new questions about what thousands of …
SpaceX's Starlink satellites can provide internet across the globe with speeds as fast as 400mbps SpaceX has confirmed that 260 Starlink satellites were deliberately de-orbited and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere between December 2025 and May 2026, according to a report submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
06 Jul 2026
Starlink satellites pose a threat to Earth’s ozone layer
Another batch of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites has been guided out of orbit and burned up in the dense layers of the atmosphere. The company regularly updates this orbital network, so older satellites are retired and new ones take their place. At the same time, scientists’ concerns about the planet’s ozone layer are growing.
06 Jul 2026
Starlink 10-50 Launches With Semiconductor Payload Aboard
A Falcon 9 lifted off from SLC-40 at 6:50 a.m. EDT carrying Starlink satellites and Besxar Space Industries semiconductor test pods.
06 Jul 2026
Besxar Semiconductor Pods Launch on Starlink 10-50
Top Stories Falcon 9 Flies Besxar Semiconductor Pods Alongside Starlink 10-50 Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 on July 4 at 6:50 a.m. EDT (1050 UTC) on the Starlink 10-50 mission. Alongside the standard Starlink batch, the rocket carried two semiconductor manufacturing test pods for Besxar Space Industries — an in-space manufacturing payload riding along with a routine Starlink…
06 Jul 2026
SpaceX Starlink Satellite Deorbit: Risk or Opportunity for SPCX?
SpaceX Starlink satellite deorbit activity is picking up again, and right now it’s giving SPCX stock watchers something new to think about.
05 Jul 2026
See images of SpaceX rocket launching on Starlink mission from Florida coast
A SpaceX Falcon 9 delivered another 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on Sunday, July 5, making for a photogenic post-sunrise sight during the holiday weekend from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. And a pair of Fabships — pilot manufacturing pods built by the semiconductor manufacturing company Besxar — hitched a ride with the rocket's first-stage booster for flight testing. The…
05 Jul 2026
SpaceX's 'Starlink Mobile' Vision Sends Aerospace ETFs Soaring; Semiconductor Funds Plunge on Meta-Triggered Overinvestment Fears
South Korea's exchange-traded fund (ETF) market saw two major sectors move in starkly opposite directions last week. While Elon Musk's SpaceX ignited an 18% surge in aerospace-related ETFs by fleshing out plans to enter the satellite-based mobile communications market, semiconductor ETFs tumbled as much as 11% amid a firestorm of debate over AI infrastructure overinvestment triggered by Meta.
05 Jul 2026
Prediction: $1,000 Invested in SpaceX Today Will Be Worth This Much By 2030
As the late, great Yogi Berra once said, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." His quip is especially applicable to a company like Space Exploration Technologies ( SPCX +2.83% ) , better known as SpaceX. The stock took off like one of its rockets following its initial public offering (IPO) last month. This surge was particularly impressive, given that SpaceX's IPO was the…
